Cencoroll Connect

This is a list of non-Ghibli standalone movies - meaning they are not associated with a TV series

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8562
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8808

The criteria here is simple: Anime released in any year, with under 160,000 MAL Members, and which I've rated a 7 or higher.

I'm also not including anything that I've already included on my Good Stuff list: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9517

Pardon my presumptuous and awkwardly worded title meant to shoehorn this into my Obscurities series. In short, if you've seen a lot of the most popular stuff and just need some new recommendations that aren't the most obvious things possible but also not too obscure, here you go.

If you'd prefer to dive deeper, go here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9611

50 beautiful anime movies.

Anime that were created by a independent (indie) animator or group of animators.

Only including anime released in the modern era of anime, i.e. after the 1963 release of Astro Boy. Focusing on anime that were released after 2000. Not including music videos.

Not aiming to be comprehensive, but feel free to suggest additions.

In my research thank you to:
Callum May for his article on Anime News Network (available at https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2017-11-15/the-best-independent-anime-you-can-watch-online/.124035)
Jasper Sharp for his helpful article found at https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/beyond-anime-short-history-independent-japanese-animation
Tracy Ha for her YouTube playlist (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC16370D5B63EB2BB)


Anime not listed on MAL
The Collision by Studio Wrong (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erULarjaRwQ)